2025 Transfer Portal

[YoDore]

Or maybe ALL the players are contacted, and this is just indicating which were responsive. I'm only halfway joking.

Did McGoughy play any for the Huskies this year?

 

[Vowelguy]

Surprising because she was up there with Kennedy Smith acting all rah rah go team go during their ESPN interview before our game, and then less than 48 hours later she's outta there. There really is no loyalty left. Makes me wonder what the incentive is to go to any school when you're being recruited out of high school. Perhaps just cutting to the chase and asking for that bag right off the bat is the most honest approach even if you've never played a single college game.

I dont love the term 'loyalty,' as that's a 2-way street.

And it was probably somewhat inevitable as this moves more and more to a business. Biggest rookie mistake in the working world is believing a "we are family" workplace. Maybe a few mom&pop shops, but by&large absolutely not.

 

[BobbyJ]

Did McGoughy play any for the Huskies this year?

She's still in HS. She played in the McDonald's AA game last night.

 

[Bone Dog]

Any school would be lucky to get Howell, even UConn. If she’s leaving I can’t help wondering if she’s not the last.

 

[Zonepress]

Surprising because she was up there with Kennedy Smith acting all rah rah go team go during their ESPN interview before our game, and then less than 48 hours later she's outta there. There really is no loyalty left. Makes me wonder what the incentive is to go to any school when you're being recruited out of high school. Perhaps just cutting to the chase and asking for that bag right off the bat is the most honest approach even if you've never played a single college

Wow! This essentially means that 4/5 players who started for USC against UConn on Monday night will be gone next season, not to mention JuJu, who’s likely to miss the entire season. Lindsay Gottlieb has her work cut out for her. Never fear, those deep pockets that brought in Iriafen & TVO will do it again.

Surprising because she was up there with Kennedy Smith acting all rah rah go team go during their ESPN interview before our game, and then less than 48 hours later she's outta there. There really is no loyalty left. Makes me wonder what the incentive is to go to any school when you're being recruited out of high school. Perhaps just cutting to the chase and asking for that bag right off the bat is the most honest approach even if you've never played a single college game.

perhaps the rumors that the coach had l”lost”
lockeroom might have some legs

 

[pvdoggy]

The way things are going, why bother watching/following college athletics? You might as well go watch professional sports. They also get paid, but at least they are more skilled.

 

[YoDore]

She's still in HS. She played in the McDonald's AA game last night.

Duh. I was just assuming she and Howell were the same grade. Interesting dynamic with those two. When they played together, McGoughy was lighting it up, and college coaches were all over her. Then, she got hurt and had surgery, and in her absence, Howell suddenly started lighting it up, and the attention turned to her. Worked out great for both of them, and they always seemed to be supportive of each other. Looking forward to seeing how McGoughy does at UW.

 

[BobbyJ]

Duh. I was just assuming she and Howell were the same grade. Interesting dynamic with those two. When they played together, McGoughy was lighting it up, and college coaches were all over her. Then, she got hurt and had surgery, and in her absence, Howell suddenly started lighting it up, and the attention turned to her. Worked out great for both of them, and they always seemed to be supportive of each other. Looking forward to seeing how McGoughy does at UW.

They might be together again.

 

[packwrap]

Surprising because she was up there with Kennedy Smith acting all rah rah go team go during their ESPN interview before our game, and then less than 48 hours later she's outta there. There really is no loyalty left. Makes me wonder what the incentive is to go to any school when you're being recruited out of high school. Perhaps just cutting to the chase and asking for that bag right off the bat is the most honest approach even if you've never played a single college game.

This one is a mystery. She was set for playing time, USC now a big media/final four contender. It's USC in LA. They are well funded.

I'm very curious to see where the grass ends up greener.

 

[Vowelguy]

Is Audi Crooks the only player actually not transferring?

 

[WBBTakeover]

Howell has been linked to TCU per some of the rumors out there.

At this point its become fairly obvious which players are already contacted before leaving

TCU is going to draw the ire of a lot of opposing athletic departments. The tampering allegations are going to pile up.

 

[aceboon]

Kinda been an open secret that Howell and Heckel weren't too happy with their minutes and shot attempts all season. USC was more talented this season but Ivy League grad transfers from the season before understood their roles and were fine with standing in the corner watching Juju operate. Quite a few times I saw the freshmen look off Juju and wondered what's going on here.

 

[Bigboote]

Evidently I’m not the only UConn fan who likes Howell’s game. I hope she and Geno have a chat, or at least that she goes to a team I like to watch.

 

[GoChips20]

Kinda been an open secret that Howell and Heckel weren't too happy with their minutes and shot attempts all season. USC was more talented this season but Ivy League grad transfers from the season before understood their roles and were fine with standing in the corner watching Juju operate. Quite a few times I saw the freshmen look off Juju and wondered what's going on here.

I think you’re probably right but what’s puzzling is they got decent minutes. There have been cases of highly ranked freshmen riding the bench (see Betts, Lauren) but it seemed to me that Howell and Heckel were both major contributors.

If the rumors are true and Heckel enters as well I think USC is in trouble next season. With this year’s freshman trio and Jazzy Davidson I thought they’d still be elite even without Juju but I don’t think they can afford to lose half that quartet.

 

[Hayven]

If Howell was unhappy with her offensive restrictions, I can’t imagine she would consider UConn.
Unless USC has got commits from some big fish in the portal currently, she would be the 2nd-3rd scoring option next year. Depending on what they do with the portal and replacing Juju.
She would be the 3rd scoring option at UConn as well, behind Azzi and Sarah.

 

[JstVisiting]

The six-figure amounts being offered to these players are crazy. One SEC out-bid another SEC school by $300k for a player.

If multiple schools really are offering six figures, and your school is winning high-level recruiting battles, you might wanna have a seat for this…

 

[Heytherego]

If Howell was unhappy with her offensive restrictions, I can’t imagine she would consider UConn.
Unless USC has got commits from some big fish in the portal currently, she would be the 2nd-3rd scoring option next year. Depending on what they do with the portal and replacing Juju.
She would be the 3rd scoring option at UConn as well, behind Azzi and Sarah.

I think there’s a big difference in being apart of an offensive system even as the 3rd option vs standing in a corner watching the Juju show. Not surprised she would be unhappy with that role, I think a lot of highly touted recruits would be and maybe she didn’t understand that at the time of committing.

 

[aceboon]

I think you’re probably right but what’s puzzling is they got decent minutes. There have been cases of highly ranked freshmen riding the bench (see Betts, Lauren) but it seemed to me that Howell and Heckel were both major contributors.

If the rumors are true and Heckel enters as well I think USC is in trouble next season. With this year’s freshman trio and Jazzy Davidson I thought they’d still be elite even without Juju but I don’t think they can afford to lose half that quartet.

yea I agree with you, not sure what the issue would be on Howell's end unless it was the role/usage and how she fit in Gottlieb's "offense" Heckel is TBD with her status(portal) but I definitely watched quite a few USC games where I thought they looked considerably better with her running the show over TVO.

 

[Plebe]

I think Ivey needs to give an interview or put out a press release or something. And just talk about what is going on at her program.

Lol yeah and she also needs to give me the accurate numbers for the next Power Ball. Not gonna happen.

 

[packwrap]

I think there’s a big difference in being apart of an offensive system even as the 3rd option vs standing in a corner watching the Juju show. Not surprised she would be unhappy with that role, I think a lot of highly touted recruits would be and maybe she didn’t understand that at the time of committing.

A little surprising, only in that it is not rocket science to see what the JuJu show, or Hannah show, or Latson show, or upcoming Miles show and Chavez show will be like.

My thought for Heckel, Howell and Smith was that they knew what they were joining and the excitement of USC, bigTV, final4, potential championship was pretty compelling.

JuJu also quite a nice kid. There is plenty of room for teammates to get 10-15 points and be factors on D. They just won't be centerpiece.

Quite intriquing to watch this all play out.

 

[ERWUC65]

Under the category of 'suspicions confirmed', many of these transfers tell the reality that it really was the Juju show at USC and the Hanna show at ND.

 

[TheFarmFan]

A little surprising, only in that it is not rocket science to see what the JuJu show, or Hannah show, or Latson show, or upcoming Miles show and Chavez show will be like.

My thought for Heckel, Howell and Smith was that they knew what they were joining and the excitement of USC, bigTV, final4, potential championship was pretty compelling.

JuJu also quite a nice kid. There is plenty of room for teammates to get 10-15 points and be factors on D. They just won't be centerpiece.

Quite intriquing to watch this all play out.

Yes - and no. Gottlieb's theory of game plan was, and I quote, "let JuJu be Juju." That would not have flown with Tara at Stanford, Geno at UConn, or Dawn at SCAR. You earn your playing time at those schools, or you transfer (see Betts, Lauren; Rivers, Saniya; and half of UConn's late 2010s classes).

I personally thought Iriafen regressed this season as she stagnated offensively and did not get appreciably better on defense. And I was shocked to hear her say in an interview after their Sweet 16 win, "this season has been so challenging for me." Between $700k in NIL and the bright lights of LA, what was challenging? Maybe, just maybe, an unhelpful coaching dynamic and the recognition she was not actually growing as a player.

Can't speak to Heckel or Howell, but I have always thought Gottlieb is a bad choice if you want to develop as a player. Nice coach and a great human being, though.

 

[freekimchee]

Could Howell be Kneepkens' replacement at Utah? or she may team up with McGaughy in Seattle.

I wouldn't be surprised if Heckel leaves as well. I'm a huge fan of K9. She could reunite with Koval perhaps.

 

[Stagnant]

Some of what you guys are saying is why I never understood Jazzy’s decision to commit to USC. They have Juju. And they have Kennedy Smith. Jazzy has a similar game tbh. Plays the same positions. So, I didn’t understand why she would want to be behind the both of them for two years. Juju’s injury may change the math for her a bit. But I was extremely puzzled at the time.

 

[Geew1992]

Someone brought up a good point. Howell going into the portal may be a sign usc has landed someone out of the portal that plays the same position.

Per skim mulkey, it was known 4 weeks ago